Character Customization Options
While Huang Lee's core appearance remains consistent throughout Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, you do have a few avenues to personalize his look and enhance his capabilities. Unlike some other GTA titles, there isn't a dedicated clothing store. Instead, customization is tied to your safehouses and specific in-game actions.
Changing Outfits
The primary way to change Huang's attire is through your various safehouses scattered across Liberty City. Each safehouse comes with a wardrobe that allows you to swap between unlocked outfits. To access the wardrobe:
- Drive or walk to any of your owned safehouses.
- Enter the safehouse.
- Locate the wardrobe icon (usually a shirt or closet symbol) on your mini-map or within the safehouse interior.
- Approach the wardrobe and interact with it (typically by pressing the 'A' button on the Nintendo DS).
- A menu will appear, displaying all available outfits. Select the one you wish to wear.
Available Safehouses:
- Dukes: Your starting safehouse.
- Bohan: Unlocked early in the story.
- Algonquin: Several safehouses become available as you progress and purchase them.
- Acter Industrial Park: Another safehouse in Algonquin.
- Lancaster: A safehouse located in Algonquin.
- Northwood: A safehouse in Algonquin.
- East Holland: A safehouse in Algonquin.
- Pardise: A safehouse in Algonquin.
- Charge Island: A safehouse available after certain story progression.
- Colony Island: A safehouse available after certain story progression.
- Happiness Island: A safehouse available after certain story progression.
Unlocking New Outfits
New outfits are primarily unlocked by completing specific missions, achieving certain milestones, or purchasing them. Keep an eye on mission rewards and check your wardrobe periodically after significant progress.
- Story Progression: Many outfits are granted automatically as you advance through the main story missions.
- Side Missions & Activities: Completing certain side activities or chains of missions may also unlock unique attire.
- Purchases: While there isn't a dedicated clothing store, some special outfits might become available for purchase through your laptop at safehouses or through specific vendors later in the game.
Stat-Enhancing Rewards (Indirect Customization)
While not direct visual customization, certain rewards from completing Odd Jobs or other activities provide permanent stat enhancements that indirectly "customize" Huang's capabilities. These are crucial for making your character more resilient and efficient in the streets of Liberty City.
- Vigilante: Completing enough Vigilante missions (accessed by entering a police vehicle and activating the mission) will grant you double armor, significantly increasing Huang's durability in combat. Aim for 15 successful Vigilante missions in a row.
- Paramedic: Successfully completing Paramedic missions (accessed by entering an ambulance) will reward you with infinite sprint, allowing Huang to run indefinitely without getting tired. This is incredibly useful for escaping sticky situations or traversing the city on foot.
- Fire Fighter: Completing Fire Fighter missions (accessed by entering a fire truck, notably found at the fire station in Northwood, Algonquin) will make Huang flame retardant, protecting him from fire damage.
- Taxi Driver: Achieving a streak of 15 successful Taxi Driver fares (accessed by entering a taxi) will reward you with a bulletproof taxi, offering a safer mode of transport when you need to get around quickly and avoid gunfire.
By actively pursuing these rewards and utilizing your safehouse wardrobes, you can ensure Huang Lee is not only stylish but also optimally prepared for the challenges that await him in Chinatown Wars.